The Knight of the Dandelions

How utterly fantastic!  I love this.  Mustafa Demiri, I had no idea you existed, but am thrilled to know it now.  There is one lady on Gather who must be told about you immediately.  What wonderful poetry.  This has made my day.  Bless you.

I am so glad to know that my quixotic little epic has brought a little joy into your life, and I certainly appreciate all the wonderful praise, And bless you, Dear Lady. You are most kind.

My dear wife told me about your poem and went on and on about it.  She loved it, and did not exaggerate at all in her praise.  The twist at the end was a surprise and very clever.

Dear Mr. Moses, I am deeply touched by all of the kindness both you and your dear wife have offered me. I thank you both, with great respect.

beautifully written

Dear Flit, Thank you very much! I had seen, in Lynn's article, something of all the effort you put into bringing this poem to the attention of all the lovely people who have subsequently come to read about my little  knight.  Again, much thanks, My dear.

followed the crowd over to read ..

the hedgerow dragon clued me in to the imagination of a youngster battling conjured foe from garden greenery...

what a delightful poem...whimsical and magical.

thank you..

Hi Sheila,  Thank you for coming, and welcome. I suppose it could also be resolved earlier still, possibly from  he point of the Polar forges of the King of Yule (my term for Santa Claus). I am glad that you delighted in it despite having resolved it earlier than I had intended it for those reading  it for the first time.  Thanks again, My dear.

olde worlde and whimsical, Mustafa , and I am glad Lynn A. pointed us over this way. 

Thank you, Dear Penni, and welcome.  I am also glad that you've found your way to this poem.  I am not very prolific as a poet, and so there are relatively very few poems to be found in my posts queue. Please do read some of the others, I certain that you will enjoy them.

you have a spark,for sure!

Very kind of you, Bhawana. I am very grateful for the time you've taken to read and to comment. Much thanks.

Following my friends to read your well advertized article.

I sincerely hope that you enjoyed it, Donald. I was honestly quite surprised to come home this evening to find so many comments posted to this article today. I can't tell how happy I am for all the attention. Your friends, Lynn and Flit are very kind indeed. Thank you for reading. 

I absolutely loved this poem, I am the one they say should read it, as I am quite well known on Gather as Queen of the Dandelions.  I write about the Danelion moon, and anyything else to do with them.  I have one photo similar to yours that has more views I think than any of my other photos.  I read one of  your other poems and loved it about Courtesy and I find your style of poetry wonderful as they are so easily understood.  I am not a master poet, but I do like to write what people can read and possibly remember.  Thank you and thank Lynn for posting the link to this poem, and your work. I will be back.

We are kindred spirits then, for I also have a profound love of dandelions. I've enjoyed them since I was a little boy; and would, with great pleasure, pick the the downy ones and scatter their plumes everywhere. They are really the flowers of childhood, and that is probably why we adore them, My Queen.  

I believe them to be every mother's first bouquet, and my dandelion moon is full when the flowers are golden, and the waxing and waning is when the silver drops off into outer space to repopulate this lovely flower where ever it is needed, much to some of my friends dismay.

Mustafa, I do hope William, our Great Dandelion Hater, sees this!  LOL.  He has been known to on occasion attempt to catch The Dandelion Queen in the act of spreading her Dandelion seeds.  Sometimes he sends out alerts as to what yard she may be in.

Elsie, can you hear me giggling all the way up there in New York?  The Dandelion Lovers of America are increasing it seems.  What is William to do?

I really liked this.

I am honoured to find you here in the comments queue of this poem especially. I have often read your wonderful tributes to the literature written for children and found them to be so grand and so complete that  I was often reminded of how much of who we are is due to who we've read, but most importantly how thoroughly we believed in what we've read. Thank you for reading and commenting; I am exceedingly flattered.

I love the subtle humor in this piece, Mustafa...the imagery was superb...and what an ending.  Bravo...well-done.  I am glad Lynne sent me your way.

Thank you very much, Elizabeth. I am pleased to know that you enjoyed reading about how my little knight destroyed his father's landscaping. I am grateful fot the comment. Be well.

Lynn sent me too. I'm so glad she did. I love your style. I am also a dandelion lover. :)

I thank you for the kind compliment, and I am very pleased to know that you loved this poem and also that you are on "our side" regarding dandelions. We should form a guild or a club of some kind... The "Benevolent Order of the Dandelions", and I nominate Elsie to be our Queen (officially). What do you think?

Love it!!!

Thank you for the comment, Deb. Be well.

Oh, this was just delightful! I've been away from gather and I'm so glad Lynn pointed me here.

Welcome back! I am so happy to know that you enjoyed it. Thank you for the lovely compliment. Be well, Sheila.